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Tyron Woodley questions whether potential double standards have to do with race
At the end of July, Tyron Woodley left the MMA community stunned as he picked up a spectacular first round knockout win over Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 203. The win not only earned Woodley the UFC welterweight championship, but marked just the second time over the course of Lawler’s fifteen year […]
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Tyron Woodley Has an Opponent in Mind for CM Punk’s Next Fight, And It’s a Tough One
Earlier this month, on the main card of UFC 203, former WWE star CM Punk made his long-awaited first steps into the Octagon. Unfortunately, those steps would not go as he planned, as he was put away by Mickey Gall in the first frame. Despite this emphatic loss, however, Punk seems hellbent on getting back […]
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Tyron Woodley has a message for Donald Trump
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is never one to shy away from voicing his opinion, regardless of whether or not the MMA community will agree with him. Unfortunately however, since winning the welterweight championship by knocking out Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201 back in July, Woodley has faced not only criticism, […]
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Tyron Woodley on Fight Pass faux paux: ” Yes, I was knocked out, everyone saw that.”
“Last week, the UFC’s Fight Pass Twitter page made an egregious faux paux when they tweeted a link celebrating Nate Marquart’s 2012 knockout of Tyron Woodley for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight belt before the promotion was folded into the UFC. The tweet came on the heels of an announcement of a fight between Marquardt and […]
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Tyron Woodley reacts to being underdog in Stephen Thompson fight
In addition to Tyron Woodley going into his UFC 205 title fight with Stephen Thompson, in the UFC’s historic inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden, with the UFC welterweight championship, he’s also going into the fight as an underdog. After the fight was announced earlier this month, current betting odds on Bovada have Woodley […]
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Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson’s dad gets into Twitter feud with Tyron Woodley
Later this year, the UFC will have its historic inaugural event in New York when they hit the Madison Square Garden for UFC 205 on November 12th. The event is expected to play host to several high profile matchups including at least one title fight. While there has been no official word yet on a […]
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UFC Fight Pass Twitter account takes shot at Tyron Woodley?
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has had a bit of a rough time since becoming UFC welterweight champion. Woodley knocked out Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201 in July, however according to ‘The Chosen One’ he hasn’t been celebrated as a champion. After winning the belt, Woodley revealed in an interview that […]
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Tyron Woodley: ‘I just need some respect on my name!’
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been given a lot of heat ever since being crowned the king of 170 pound divison. Woodley has stated that he has dealt with a lot of criticism, negativity, and racism after he knocked out Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in July. On his Tuesday podcast of “The Morning […]
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Odds: Stephen Thompson Opens as Favorite Over Champ Tyron Woodley
When Stephen Thompson extended his win-streak to seven with a June win over Rory MacDonald, he seemed like a shoo-in for a shot at the winner of Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley’s July welterweight title fight. When Woodley stole Lawler’s title with a blistering, first-round KO, however, Thompson’s future became far less clear. Immediately after the […]
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Tyron Woodley’s plan for Demian Maia’s Jiu-Jitsu: “I’mma bite him”
Earlier this month, #3 ranked welterweight Demian Maia stepped into the Octagon to fight former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit in a highly anticipated showdown of welterweights with different styles. While Condit hoped to keep the fight standing and get a TKO win, Maia was able to take the fight to the ground and submit […]
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Stephen Thompson to Tyron Woodley: “It Sounds Like You’re Scared to Fight Me.”
It’s no secret that UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is not particularly keen on fighting number-one-contender Stephen Thompson. Instead, the champ infamously explained on Fox Sports that he is interested in “money fights” with the likes of Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre. Unsurprisingly, Woodley’s stance is not going over well with Thompson. On a recent […]
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Tyron Woodley Says He’s Faced Negativity and Racism Since Winning the Belt
https://soundcloud.com/morningwoodshow/ep-35-woodley-thomas-discuss-maias-stoppage-of-carlos-condit-colin-kaepernick-more#t=34:03 On July 30, Tyron Woodley shut the power off on Robbie Lawler to win the UFC welterweight title. Unsurprisingly, this was the biggest moment of the 34-year-old’s career. He’d reached the mountaintop. He’d won his gold. Yet on the latest episode of his podcast, The Morning Wood Show, Woodley explained that it hasn’t been all glitz […]
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Tyron Woodley appears to be getting fed up with the “Wonderboy” talk
Tyron Woodley realized his dream at last month’s UFC 201 event in Atlanta, when he became the UFC’s welterweight champion after scoring a first-round knockout victory over Robbie Lawler. Since winning the title Woodley has expressed his interest in having a “big money fight” for his first title defense. “The Chosen One” is hoping to […]
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VIDEO | Stephen Thompson: Tyron Woodley should earn his ‘money fight’ by defending the title a couple of times
Top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson was interviewed prior to last night’s UFC on FOX 21 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. “Wonderboy” was asked to discuss what is next in his UFC career and how he feels about Tyron Woodley wanting a ‘money fight’ for his first ever UFC title defense. (video via MMAFighting) […]
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Tyron Woodley details which fights he thinks should be next in the UFC’s welterweight division
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is eyeing a “big money fight” for his first title defense which is expected to take place later this year. “The Chosen One” has expressed interest in fighting either former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre or former Strikeforce welterweight title holder Nick Diaz in recent weeks. UFC president Dana White […]
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Tyron Woodley fires back at Conor McGregor for calling him a bum
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is never one to shy away from talking trash. While McGregor is slated to fight Nate Diaz in a highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 202 this Saturday, he hasn’t refrained from trash talking many other UFC stars. That hasn’t sat too well with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who […]
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Tyron Woodley: Stephen Wonder Woman Thompson can go fight Robbie Lawler
Tyron Woodley became the UFC’s undisputed welterweight champion at UFC 201 in Atlanta by scoring a first-round knockout win over Robbie Lawler. Since then there has been much debate as to who Woodley should be fighting in his first title defense. UFC president Dana White has stated that number one contender Stephen Thompson would be […]
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PHOTO | Tyron Woodley leaks text messages with Georges St-Pierre
While UFC President Dana White stated this week that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be getting the next welterweight title shot, Tyron Woodley is doing is best to finalize a fight with Georges St-Pierre. After White announced that Thompson would be the first challenger to Woodley’s welterweight championship, Woodley took to Twitter to point out that […]
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Tyron Woodley reacts to news of Stephen Thompson fight
Friday afternoon, UFC President Dana White revealed that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be getting the next welterweight title shot. The news came after a period of uncertainty following Woodley’s UFC 201 knockout win over Robbie Lawler at the end of last month. Following the win, Woodley shut Thompson down on the FS1 post-fight show, calling […]
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Tyron Woodley gets word from Dana White on his first UFC welterweight title defense matchup
Tyron Woodley realized his dreams at UFC 201, becoming the UFC welterweight champion of the world after knocking out Robbie Lawler. Following the biggest win of his career, Woodley said that he was looking for big fights and called out Nick Diaz. However, it looks like the UFC rankings will serve their purpose for the […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley didn’t want to promote UFC 201 during fight week
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor caught quite a bit of criticism prior to UFC 200 for refusing to attend press-related events. Ultimately, McGregor was pulled from the event for refusing to fulfill his media obligations. Interestingly enough, in the wake of UFC 201, newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley revealed that he didn’t want […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew talk about the UFC welterweight title picture that surrounds champion Tyron Woodley
https://youtu.be/yCD_NxM0Jbg Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has stirred up a lot of talk after knocking out Robbie Lawler at UFC 201. Following his championship title win, Woodley called out Nick Diaz who is fresh off an 18-month suspension for testing positive for marijuana. With UFC #1 ranked welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson eagerly awaiting […]
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Tyron Woodley sends a thundering message to all his haters
Tyron Woodley realized his dreams at UFC 201 by becoming the UFC welterweight champion of the world. Following his knockout win over Robbie Lawler, Woodley called out Nick Diaz who is fresh off an 18-month suspension. “The chosen one” has since gotten some criticism for trying to pick his opponent immediately after winning the belt. […]
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Tyron Woodley fires back at Nick Diaz on social media
Tyron Woodley called out Nick Diaz for a big money fight following his KO victory over Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 this past weekend. Diaz who is fresh off a suspension for testing positive for marijuana says that even though Woodley is the new UFC welterweight champion, his name still isn’t big enough to sell […]
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Opening Georges St-Pierre vs. Tyron Woodley betting odds
Tyron Woodley hadn’t been UFC welterweight champion for more than an hour before he called out the greatest welterweight of all time, Georges St-Pierre. While rumors of GSP returning to the Octagon have continued to surface since he took an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon starting in 2013, UFC President Dana White has remained adamant […]
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Tyron woodley lands role in major movie
Just days after winning the UFC welterweight championship by knocking out Robbie Lawler, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has landed a role in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film set to release on July 7th, 2017. Woodley revealed brief details on the film to The MMA Hour: “I don’t know if I can even say this, […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley fires back at “idiot” Nick Diaz
After winning the UFC welterweight championship, this past Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia by knocking out Robbie Lawler in just minutes, Tyron Woodley was quick to call for a fight with Nick Diaz. Diaz, whose 18 month suspension ended this week, did an interview in which he explained that he’s the one on top, and someone […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley sends out a message 24 hours after capturing UFC gold
Tyron Woodley realized his dream last night in Atlanta by becoming the undisputed UFC welterweight champion of the world. “The Chosen One” scored a first-round knockout victory over Robbie Lawler in a bout which served as the main event for UFC 201. One day removed from his epic victory, Tyron Woodley sent out the following […]